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Verizon implemented uniform transport and security protocols across the former Bell Atlantic and former GTE Service Areas by providing interfaces using the same versions of industry standard protocols.

Verizon will support three transport mechanisms: Dial-Up, Dedicated Access, and Internet. Across these transport mechanisms, Verizon will support the following industry standard data transfer services: FTP, Connect:Direct® (NDM), HTTPS, and Interactive Agent. All of these transfer services will be based on the TCP/IP transport protocol. Dialup, Internet and Dedicated access points will be provided separately for both the former Bell Atlantic and the former GTE Service Areas. Access to the former GTE Service Areas will be provided via the former GTE access points and access to the former Bell Atlantic Service Areas will be provided via the former Bell Atlantic access points. What follows is a delineation of service deployment across each transport mechanism.

Dial-up access via Analog and ISDN
CLEC users will be authenticated and authorized based upon using an industry standard token authentication method and firewall screening prior to being granted access to the Verizon internal network. After gaining Verizon internal network access, the CLECs are subject to application level authorization and authentication mechanisms.

The proposed common methods of access for dial-up users are FTP, Connect:Direct® (NDM), and HTTPS. Dial-up access for the former Bell Atlantic Service Areas will be offered at the Data Centers in Burlington, Massachusetts and Blue Hill, New York. Dial-up access for the former GTE Service Areas will be offered at Tampa, Florida and Ft Wayne, Indiana.

Dedicated access via Frame Relay and Private Line
CLEC users will be authorized and authenticated by an approved industry standard authentication method and firewall screening prior to being granted access to the internal network. HTTPS and Interactive Agent transactions will be secured using standard authentication methods such as, digital certificates or tokens. Connect:Direct ? (NDM) and FTP traffic will be secured using restricted services and firewall screening. After gaining network access, the CLECs are subject to application level authorization and authentication mechanisms.

The common methods of access for dedicated users are FTP, Connect:Direct® (NDM), HTTPS and Interactive Agent. Dedicated access for the former Bell Atlantic Service Areas will be offered at the Data Centers in Burlington, Massachusetts and Pearl River, New York. Dedicated access for the former GTE Service Areas will be offered at Sacramento, California; Irving, Texas; Ft Wayne, Indiana and Tampa, Florida.

Internet
CLEC access will be via the current Internet Gateways within the former GTE and former Bell Atlantic Service Areas. At these Internet Gateways, users are authorized and authenticated by approved industry standard strong authentication methods prior to access being granted to the Verizon internal network; HTTPS transactions will be secured using digital certificates, Connect:Direct® (NDM) and EDI FTP traffic will be secured using restricted services and firewall screening. After gaining Verizon internal network access, the CLECs are subject to application level authorization and authentication mechanisms.

The common methods of access for Internet users are FTP, HTTPS and Connect:Direct® (NDM). Internet access for the former Bell Atlantic Service Areas will be offered at Pearl River, New York. Internet access for the former GTE Service Areas will be offered at Sacramento, California.

Standard interfaces for Internet access to Pre-Ordering and Ordering GUI will be via a browser software package such as Internet Explorer (currently version 4.0 or greater) or Netscape Navigator (currently version 7.1). Communications will be secured with the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol; Verizon approved industry standard authentication methods such as X.509 Digital Certificates or SecurID and individual user IDs and password pairs.

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